State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, disagreed frequently with fellow Republicans in recent years and isn't running for re-election.

Written by

Bill Lueders
For Gannett Central Wisconsin Media

Dale Schultz tells a story he heard about a recent meeting of Republicans in the state's 6th congressional district.

Besides overwhelmingly passing a resolution against two GOP state lawmakers, Sen. Luther Olsen and Rep. Steve Kestell, over their support for Common Core education standards, attendees at this March 22 event affirmed Wisconsin's right to secede from the union.

As Schultz relates, one attendee objected: "Wait a minute, we're the party of Abraham Lincoln" - who, as a matter of historical fact, was not a big fan of secession. Someone else then rose to criticize Lincoln. ...